Football Preview: Cambria Heights Highlanders vs. Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays
The Cambria Heights Highlanders will challenge the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cambria Heights has three straight wins, Conemaugh Valley has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Cambria Heights didn't have too much trouble with Marion Center on the road as they won 21-7.
Conemaugh Valley might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 47-8 to Northern Cambria, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Blue Jays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while the Colts are ranked 226th).
Even if they lost, Conemaugh Valley's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Eric Korhut was especially locked on to Northern Cambria's QB and sacked him twice. Korhut also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Cambria Heights' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Conemaugh Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Cambria Heights took their win against Conemaugh Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 41-16. Does Cambria Heights have another victory up their sleeve, or will Conemaugh Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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